

Paying for It
2025-01-31 · 85 min · ★ 6.7
In the late 1990s, when Sonny seeks to redefine his long-term relationship with Chester, the painfully introverted cartoonist begins sleeping with sex workers and discovers an unexpected new form of intimacy.
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- Directors
- Sook-Yin Lee
- Production companies
- Wildling Pictures, Hawkeye Pictures
- Countries
- Canada
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Dan BeirneChester Brown
Emily LêSonny Lee
Andrea WerhunDenise/Yulissa
Noah LamannaSuzo Jones
Chris SandifordCain
Ely HenryCecil
Rebecca ApplebaumLaura
Ehren KassamMiles
Ishan DavéReed
Stephen KalynCarl
Lea Rose SebastianisKitty
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